Re: Replacing hitch pins with bolts

I keep all my pins locked with small sized plastic ties. It's worked fine so far even when hogging blackberries along a ditch through my place. The first time I go cut that stuff each season I back the brushhog down into the berries until I can't see it and the thorns are at my back so it'll pull out the cuttings, Haven't lost a pin since tying them all closed.

Re: Replacing hitch pins with bolts

Growing up, my Dad made it sound like those pins were $20 each. If we lost one we were in deep *****. He even put short chains on them so we couldn't set them on something and drive off.
Now I just carry a spare, because whenever I have a spare anything, the original never gives a problem. :-)

Re: Replacing hitch pins with bolts

Originally Posted by hill

I keep all my pins locked with small sized plastic ties. It's worked fine so far even when hogging blackberries along a ditch through my place. The first time I go cut that stuff each season I back the brushhog down into the berries until I can't see it and the thorns are at my back so it'll pull out the cuttings, Haven't lost a pin since tying them all closed.

Re: Replacing hitch pins with bolts

The washer on the right has a black, heavy duty lynch pin. They are strong.

Just using a bolt through the two washers might work.

Using a nut instead of one of the washers would also work. It would seem to be a bit rigid. I'd use a nut on one side and a washer on the other if that was the choice.

If you weld the nut to the bolt's thread then it would be permanent - until the O/A torch is used.

Thanks for that suggestion!!!!

JohnG
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